Oklahoma Squeezins

There were seventeen people present: fifteen members and two guests.

The Oklahoma Accordion Club held a meeting on Sunday, August 10, 2025. There were seventeen people present: fifteen members and two guests. A board meeting was held at 3 PM. aggie Abel called the general meeting to order at 3:30. VP/Treasurer Ron Shearon led the Pledge of Allegiance. Anne Lopez and Lois Roth played to accompany the singing of "America the Beautiful." Linda Hardwicke has donated a Princetti accordion to the club! It is a 120 bass and weighs 16 pounds. Ron has checked it over and installed new straps. He demonstrated it and invited anyone interested to try it out. Ron began the music per- September 2025 Page 5 A Blast from OAC’s Past — 2Z2O17 li lar accordion concert scheduled for August | BY HENRY DOLIVE rT 4 It’soneofourmost diverse For The Oklahoman instruments. It contributes to the J ethnic music of every area, and also YUKON — Members of celebrates popular music of the day.” the Oklahoma Accordion fies | Cheasqwlll stage the’ dass ‘ . Se ee Karen West, club historian sixth annual concert ee ee ae Malle é at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 13 at iia? a - | Czech Hall, 205 N Czech a aay Tad Sey goers during reel changes | reRoad. ; annit AC" -aa i at amovie theater. mission is free, an h ; (oe i f i club arbara nals. ae ahe ae Lopez said she came Duer said several special - ee ST aaa to Oklahoma in 1964 to | performances are sched- | A a A 6 study Spanish at the Uni- | uled during the concert. 3am £ ie y CE all Sa ‘ } "The 2016 concert drew Fi a Mies ok versity of Oklahoma. She | about 500 listeners, said wt ©lee ae aa married a Navy service- ; longtime club member gee ee e man, and spent several Anne Lopez. ! bh tes Se Mia years in Florida before “Tt’s getting to be so big, Bee og = = ae ah t ingito\@kah it’s scary,” Lopez said. ‘a a a See Se ye returning to ahoma. Anew gospelband within _ ice : ii een le Ye ee 4 ‘ e the club will be introduced, 4 = i eae After college, sie said, { Duer said. Theband, which oe eg Hy dhs civ only a ee . includes a vibraphone and 7 Or ua, go A AY bass guitar, will perform ve til GAGA times a year, bul joined traditional gospel songs & MP S\. the accordion clu in the arranged ina jazzy style for ry be. 4 j early 2000s and began accordion. = Aides Ve. le : Beets Also to be introduced Mee Vue G4 playing regularly again. is a new accordion band gy A i / : ae 2 “Some of us had to reformed by ivy founder Aa nS Vie tear,”shesaid, Now, she ‘ aire ne te eae said, when she and others Karen West, glub his pri cath we: Ay Mi " : - ay ee i ae begin playing together, torian, said the accor- ; ° et “we can’t stop.” dion is an instrument on AnneLopez, a member of the Oklahoma Accordion Club, The Oklahoma Accorwhich all styles of music displays her accordion. (PHOTO PROVIDED} dion Club meets at 3:30 can be played. : : “It's one of our most improve current memp.m. on the second Sun diverse instruments,” bers in their playing, and bigs playing at age day of the moath (except she said. “It contributes to promote and encourage i jae Hite Ee : March) at Messiah to the ethnic music of young accordionists. Seaton i ; Lutheran Churck, 3600 every area, and also cel- Members are invited Liban aened Northwest Expresswa ebrates popular music of to perform at meetings, ms Tee cate sais ia ray the day.” which also feature workot moaiaiae Gouin I in Oklahoma City, with The club, founded with shops. cbnch:” ; Visitors welcome. eight members, marked Lopez said she and fel- She Aaidiherdiiiepitationeae’ For more irformaits 17th anniversary in low club member Lois t 1 h P di t Pi ; : h will perform as a __ t© excel on the accordion tion about the club, call June. Duer said mem ROU ACH Eater a8 camefromDickContino,a ‘ bership totals just under ‘wet, then lead the audipapular plerérat the! Mine. 721-9657, goto www.OK 60. Its goals are to create bees inasing-along after Gontino was in Cleveland « accordion.clulb or look interest in the accordion, vihenee! oak said she 10% atime, she said, and } for the club on Facebook. to educate, encourage and Paha would perform for movie- « ™Oklahoma Squeezins

— Lois Roth, OAC Secretary